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FISH ACCESS
UPPER MISSION CREEK
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The upper reaches of Thain Creek and Mission Creek were not accessible to salmon for several decades, because culverts and catch basins, at many of the road crossings, blocked access.
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Most of the culverts were replaced or modified from 1999 to 2011, and now the only barrier to salmon is the culvert at Evergreen.
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| Cartelier Culvert Replacement Project ---- main stream
District of North Vancouver
2000
Voluntary
The District of North Vancouver replaced the old culvert at Cartelier.
A new fish-passable culvert links fish habitat on either side.
There is good salmonid habitat in this section of the creek. However, only trout are found.
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Above Cartelier, at Madeley, the gradient becomes too steep for fish to travel further.
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| Windsor Culvert Replacement Project ---- main stream
District of North Vancouver
2011
Voluntary
The District of North Vancouver replaced the old culvert at Windsor.
The old culvert blocked fish passage because the downstream end included a 2 metre (7 foot) high vertical drop over a concrete wall.
The concrete wall was removed, and the stream was realigned through a new culvert.
Salmon can now migrate much farther upstream.
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Windsor Culvert - Before
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Windsor Culvert - After
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